A great little band from the Famous Door in 1936-7 . . trumpet and vocalist Louis Prima was fresh from New Orleans and not yet his later Las Vegas persona . . here he plays superb trumpet and sings in the style of Louis Armstrong, abetted by clarinetist Pee Wee Russell, who called this the happiest musical time of his life . . .lots of fun but great jazz as well (and an audio clip from the film they appeared in as well)

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